Rukhsana's story

~Patient themselves speaking

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Your name?

Rukhsana

Which cancer do you have?

It's breast cancer

When did you find out?

I had felt a lump for around a whole year, but I was very afraid of having an operation done, so we didn't ever do a checkup for that reason. When it started getting really painful, we had some tests done at Chaudhary Hospital. Those tests came up as positive for cancer. So then we went to Ahmedabad (another city) and had to do a lot more tests there as well. They weren't starting any treatment and we didn't understand what the point of all those tests was. So upon hearing about Dr. Narendra Rathore we came back here.

So now what treatment is going on?

I had an operation and now there are chemos going on

Who pays for the treatment expenses?

It's all paid for by the government

Are you currently following only a plan given by the doctor?

Yes, we are not taking any other methods of treatment. We're only doing what Dr. Rathore said

So in the beginning you were uneasy, now how are you feeling about all this?

Yes, it was scary, just the name of cancer is really scary. I was really thinking about whether I'd be able to overcome this or not...my husband had died from a silent attack some years ago. But I know I'll have to stay strong